Determining parents' patterns of behaviour when searching for online information on their child's health

Yardi, Shruti; Caldwell, Patrina H Y; Barnes, Elizabeth H; Scott, Karen M.

doi:10.1111/jpc.14068

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“…This fact, along with a relative lack of information (particularly when compared to diabetes or hypertension) on whether asthma can be associated with a worse prognosis of COVID-19 [ 20 ], may partly explain the particularly evident search increase observed for asthma. Another possible explanation concerns the fact that young adults, and especially parents, are particularly active Internet users [ 21 ]. In fact, asthma is relatively common among young adults and even more among children (in relation to whom, parents may wish to seek health information).…”

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Anomalous asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Google Trends patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sousa‐Pinto

Heffler

Antó³

et al. 2020

Clin Transl Allergy

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Background An increase in online searches on health topics may either mirror epidemiological changes or reflect media coverage. In the context of COVID-19, this is particularly relevant, as COVID-19 symptoms may be mistaken for those of respiratory disease exacerbations. Therefore, we aimed to assess Internet search patterns on asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the context of COVID-19, as compared to searches on other chronic diseases. Methods We retrieved Google Trends (GTs) data on two respiratory (asthma and COPD) and three non-respiratory (diabetes, hypertension, and Crohn’s disease) chronic diseases over the past 5 years (up to May 31, 2020). For 54 countries, and for each disease, we built autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models to predict GTs for 2020 based on 2015–2019 search patterns. In addition, we estimated the proportion of searches in which COVID-19-related terms were used. To assess the potential impact of media coverage on online searches, we assessed whether weekly “asthma” GTs correlated with the number of Google News items on asthma. Results Over the past 5 years, worldwide search volumes for asthma and COPD reached their maximum values in March 2020. Such was not observed for diabetes, hypertension and Crohn’s disease. In 38 (70%) countries, GTs on asthma were higher in March 2020 than the respective maximum predicted values. This compares to 19 countries for COPD, 23 for hypertension, 11 for Crohn’s disease, and 9 for diabetes. Queries with COVID-19-related terms represented up to 47.8% of the monthly searches on asthma, and up to 21.3% of COPD searches. In most of the assessed countries, moderate-strong correlations were observed between “asthma” GTs and the number of news items on asthma. Conclusions During March 2020, there was a peak in searches on asthma and COPD, which was probably mostly driven by media coverage, as suggested by their simultaneity in several countries with different epidemiological situations.

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confidence: 99%

Anomalous asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Google Trends patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sousa‐Pinto

Heffler

Antó³

et al. 2020

Clin Transl Allergy

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“…Increasingly, health professionals are recognising that parents are using the internet and social media to become informed medical consumers about their children's health. 1,2 Less is known about how adolescents use digital technologies to become informed about their own health, which may involve benefits and risks. 3,4 Adolescence is a dynamic, rapid growth phase with multiple influences on cognition, learning, emotions and relationships, and a movement towards autonomy in health management and self-care.…”

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“…Many ask parents for help but they too struggle. 1 Adolescents with high digital health literacy engage in healthier behaviours; adolescents with low digital health literacy are more likely to find inaccurate information, developing incorrect or biased beliefs, 4 adopt health-compromising behaviours, engage in self-diagnosis 5 (risking anxiety and incorrect treatment 3 ) and be influenced by groups with self-serving interests. 4 With technological development racing ahead of understanding about how adolescents use technology for health information, 4 health professionals and those caring for adolescents need to ensure adolescent health is safeguarded while harnessing digital technologies' benefits.…”

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Persistent Folliculitis in An Immunocompetent Child

Wen

Lee

Daley

et al. 2018

J Paediatrics Child Health

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“…A study by Walsh et al. [20] shows that parents whose children suffer from high fever seek advice from doctors, books or other parents, but less often from the Internet, while Yardi et al found parents of a child with a disability to access the internet more frequently than parents of healthy children [21]. A representative study among adults in Germany has shown that those with multiple chronic conditions preferred a general practitioner as an information source compared with those without chronic conditions [2].…”

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Parents’ health information seeking behaviour – does the child’s health status play a role?

Baumann

Jaks

Robin

et al. 2020

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BackgroundDigital media are increasingly abundant and being used to seek health information. To date, very little is known about parental seeking behaviour for child health information outside of English-speaking and Nordic countries. Our study “Digital parental counsellors” examines how parents search for health information in digital media, print media and among personal contacts, distinguishing between the search for information about general child health and development and child’s acute illness, and comparing information seeking behaviour by disability status of the child.MethodsA questionnaire was sent to 2573 parents (response rate: 30%) to a population-based sample of parents with children aged 0–2 years (N = 769). We developed a frequency score of use of different information sources and conducted bivariate and multivariate linear regression analyses to describe parental search behaviour and the association with child’s disability status.ResultsThe sample consists of 88% mothers (mean age: 35.7 years SD 4.33). Children’s mean age is 16 months (SD 7.1), 49% of the children are female and 6% have a disability. Parents use digital media significantly more frequently to search for information about general health and development questions than about an acute child’s illness (p < 0.001). In case of acute child’s illness, parents refer to their paediatrician, family members and other personal contacts significantly more frequently than other information sources (p < 0.001). The use of digital media and personal contacts does not significantly vary between parents with and without a disabled child, whereas the use of print media does (p < 0.02). Moreover, irrespective of disability, 45% of parents resort to the Internet prior to a paediatric visit and 27% after a visit when a visit did not answer all questions.ConclusionsDespite the high prevalence of digital media, personal contacts are still the most frequent health information resource for parents with young children. Parents combine all information resources (online, print, personal network) to improve their understanding or check the validity of information received regarding their child’s health. It is thus of utmost importance, that the increasingly accessed digital information parents search for is correct, understandable and addresses parent’s concerns.Trial registration:BASEC Req-2017-00817 (30 October 2017)

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Determining parents' patterns of behaviour when searching for online information on their child's health

Cited by 54 publications

References 28 publications

Anomalous asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Google Trends patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic

Anomalous asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Google Trends patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic

Persistent Folliculitis in An Immunocompetent Child

Parents’ health information seeking behaviour – does the child’s health status play a role?

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